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Posted by jeffpelline on July 13, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Our region’s civic, business and elected leaders embraced the statewide Cultural District honors for Grass Valley-Nevada City and Truckee in a joint statement on Thursday, calling it a “coming of age for us.” It pointed to the Nevada County Arts Council and cities “working as one,” adding that the designation officially makes the County “a […]
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Posted by jeffpelline on July 6, 2017 · Leave a Comment
From our Spring 2016 issue: ELIZA TUDOR IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR of the Nevada County Arts Council. She is from England and has worked at the University of Oxford to help promote and raise funds for the university’s arts and humanities division, among other positions. Eliza has a master’s degree in arts administration and cultural […]
Posted by jeffpelline on July 6, 2017 · Leave a Comment
IN THE FOOTHILLS, LOCALS AND VISITORS have long welcomed spring’s arrival with a walk among the wildflowers at South Yuba River State Park in Nevada County. Docents provide guided wildflower walks on weekends through May 14. The Buttermilk Bend Trail, which winds above the wild and scenic South Yuba River, is highly regarded for the […]
Filed under Art · Tagged with Bridgeport Covered Bridge, Buttermilk Bend Trail, Caleb Dardick, covered bridge, Jeff Pelline, Nevada County, Penn Valley, Save Our Bridge Campaign, South Yuba River, South Yuba River State Park, South Yuba Rivers Citizens Committee, SYRCL, wildflower walks, Yuba River
Posted by jeffpelline on July 6, 2017 · Leave a Comment
Whitewater Rafting Tributary Whitewater Tours has been safely guiding California whitewater rafting and American River rafting trips since 1978 and offers something for all levels, from “mild to wild.” The tours include the North Fork of the Yuba River; South, Middle and Forks of the American River; Upper Sacramento River; East Fork of the Carson […]
Filed under FWA blog · Tagged with Amador County, American River, AMGEN Tour of California, Ananda, Auburn, Auburn Art Walk, bike race, car show, Daffodil Hill, Downtown Grass Valley Association, East Fork Carson River, Grass Valley, Nevada City, Nevada City Bicycle Classic, Nevada County, Nevada County Narrow Gauge Railroad Museum, North Fork Yuba River, Placer County, Railbus, Railroad Museum, river rafting, spring events, Tributary Whitewater Tours, Truckee River, tulips, Upper Sacramento River, whitewater rafting, Women's Race
Posted by jeffpelline on April 23, 2017 · Leave a Comment
“LOCAL FOOD FROM LOCAL PEOPLE, since 1881” is the motto of the iconic Oakville Grocery in Napa Valley, listed on the National Register of Historic Places and the oldest continually operating grocery store in California. The foothills has its own share of country grocery stores with a storied past—most notably Mother Truckers on the San […]
Filed under Food · Tagged with Allen Ginsberg, Bruce Bottrell, country grocer store, Eli Brottrell, Gary Snyder, Governor Brown, Grass Valley, Jeff Pelline, Linda Ronstadt, local food, Local People, Lucy Bottrell, Malakoff Diggins State Historic Park, Mother Truckers, Natural Selection, Nevada County, Oakville Grocery, organic, organic grocer, organic grocery store, Roger Hodgson, Rosalie Sorrels, San Juan Ridge, Sara Bottrell, The Country Store, the Ridge
Posted by jeffpelline on April 19, 2017 · Leave a Comment
“The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep. And miles to go before I sleep.” – Robert Frost in Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening FEW PEOPLE DO A BETTER JOB OF creating a sense of place than Robert Frost—in his case, describing life in rural New England. In […]
Filed under Art · Tagged with A Sense of Place; poetry, Coloradoization, Del Oro Theatre, Gold Rush town, Grass Valley, Jeff Pelline, Lincoln, Loomis, Nevada City, Nevada County, Nevada County Arts, Nevada County Arts Council, Old Town Auburn, Plymouth, Robert Frost, Sierra Poetry Festival, ski resort, Sutter Creek, Tahoe, Tahoe ski resort, Tahoe-rado, The Center for the Arts, Truckee
Posted by jeffpelline on January 14, 2017 · Leave a Comment
INDY 500 WINNING TEAM INTO CALIFORNIA WINE Nevada City native Alexander Rossi won the 100th Indianapolis 500 for Andretti Autosport this summer. He was the first Californian to win the race since 1955. As it turns out, the winning Indy 500 team is into California wine, not just race cars. Andretti Winery in Napa was […]
Filed under Wine & Beer · Tagged with Alexander Rossi, Amador County, Andis Winery, Andis Wines, Andretti Autosport, basecamp, Bent Metal Winery, Chris Smith, Constitution Day Parade, Dekker's Duo, downtown Grass Valley, Dr. Wayne Smith, egg-shaped tank, fermenting egg, Gary Smith, Gold Miners Inn Holiday Inn Express, Grass Valley, Indy 500, Jeff Pelline, John Callender, Mario Andretti, Nevada City, Nevada City native, Nevada City Winery, Nevada County, Nevada County Fair, Pine Hill winery, Rae Callender, Redneck BBQ Bash, Rod Byers, Rylie's Red, sauvignon blanc, Sierra Starr Winery, Sierra Vintners, Smith Vineyards, Tasting Notes, tasting room, Vintage 1978 Petite Sirah, wineries
Posted by jeffpelline on January 12, 2017 · Leave a Comment
“Of all the mountain ranges I have climbed, I like the Sierra Nevada the best,” John Muir wrote in The Atlantic magazine in 1899. “Its marvelous beauty, displayed in striking and alluring forms, woes the admiring visitor.” Writings by Muir and Mark Twain, and photos by Ansel Adams have introduced multiple generations to Yosemite, Lake […]
Filed under Art, FWA blog · Tagged with Ansel Adams, basecamp, conservation, Gary Snyder, Jeff Pelline, John Muir, Lake Tahoe, Mark Twain, National Park Service, Native American, Nevada County, Nisenan, outdoors, President Obama, Sierra Nevada, sustainability, Tom Killion, Truckee River, Washoe, Yosemite, Yosemite Falls
Posted by jeffpelline on December 3, 2016 · Leave a Comment
“THE CENTER FOR THE ARTS is the focal point of the new arts movement—one that can be traced from the emigration of hipsters and hippies to the high country in the 1960s and ’70s,” the San Francisco Examiner wrote in 1999, in an article titled “The arts boom in Grass Valley.” Nevada County is no […]
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Posted by jeffpelline on December 2, 2016 · Leave a Comment
What’s Happening – Nevada County, CA is the creative pulse of the Sierra. Here are some examples of upcoming arts events: The Center for the Arts presents the Fall Colors Open Studios Art Tour of western Nevada County, October 8-9 and 15-16, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Open Studios is a self-guided tour through artist studios and […]
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